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Tuesday's rare transit of Venus won't be seen again for 105 years

The solar eclipse has come and gone, but another solar extravaganza is about to happen.

Tuesday's rare transit of Venus won't be seen again for 105 years

The solar eclipse has come and gone, but another solar extravaganza is about to happen. On Tuesday, June 5, people on much of the globe, including Utah, will be able to observe an extremely rare... Read more »

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Cyber criminals using new tricks for break-ins

Remember all those phony emails that purport to be from your bank, asking you to click on a link and turn over your account information? Read more »

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Facebook to let users vote on privacy changes

Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy beginning on Friday. Read more »

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Record-setting NM fire expected to burn for weeks

A smoky haze hangs over the rugged canyons and tree-covered expanses of southwestern New Mexico as the largest wildfire in the state's recorded history marches across more of the Gila Wilderness. Read more »

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Photos: Zoo, scientists hopeful elephant will have another calf on the way.

SALT LAKE CITY — An elephant mom who resides with her baby at Hogle Zoo hopefully will have another one on the way. German veterinary scientists artificially inseminated the zoo's African... Read more »

Published 21 hours ago

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Ascending Aggies win design competition with superhero device

A team of engineering students at Utah State University designed what could be the next high-tech device for military special forces. And it just might make superheroes of those who use it. Read more »

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Record-setting New Mexico fire spreading in all directions; may be preview for other Western states

A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday, and experts say it's likely a preview of things to come as states across the West contend with a... Read more »

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SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific. The unmanned... Read more »

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SpaceX Dragon leaves space station for trip home

The SpaceX Dragon capsule left the International Space Station on Thursday and aimed for a Pacific splashdown to end its historic flight. Read more »

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LA vote could spell end for bag of a thousand uses

The city of Los Angeles taking the first step toward joining nearly four dozen other California municipalities in outlawing them, the humble little polyethylene bag may be headed for the trash heap... Read more »

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Computer virus briefly hits Iran's oil industry

Iran's key oil industry was briefly affected by the powerful computer virus known as "Flame" that has unprecedented data-snatching capabilities and can eavesdrop on computer users, a senior Iranian military official said Wednesday. Read more »

Published May 30, 2012

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Tool-wielding robots crawl in bodies for surgery

Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations. Read more »

Published May 29, 2012

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Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack

A Russian-based internet security firm says a powerful computer virus with unprecedented data-snatching capabilities has attacked machines in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. Read more »

Published May 29, 2012

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Sequoia smog damaging pines, redwood seedlings

On a clear day, the view from Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park extends west for 105 miles across the patchwork of crops in California's agricultural heartland to the Coast Mountains and the... Read more »

Published May 29, 2012

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Tropical Storm Beryl soaks Ga., Fla. coasts

Tropical Storm Beryl soaked beach vacations and some Memorial Day remembrance services in southern Georgia and northern Florida Monday, and knocked out power to tens of thousands, though emergency officials said it hasn't brought any... Read more »

Published May 28, 2012

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Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the... Read more »

Published May 28, 2012

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Tony Blair says he ducked fight with UK media

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair testified Monday that he never challenged the influential British press because doing so would have plunged his administration in a drawn-out and politically... Read more »

Published May 28, 2012

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Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship. Read more »

Published May 26, 2012

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West Jordan teen releases 5th iPhone app

WEST JORDAN — Millions of people have downloaded apps for their iPhones or iPads. Some may have downloaded apps created by Clayton Ward, a 10th-grader from West Jordan. He has created... Read more »

Published May 26, 2012

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South Africa, Australia to provide home to world's largest telescope

South Africa and Australia will share the location for the world's largest and most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array scientific consortium said on Friday. Read more »

Published May 25, 2012

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Dragon makes history by docking

The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the... Read more »

Published May 25, 2012

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Hurricane Bud roars toward Mexican coast

Hurricane Bud continued to weaken early Friday as it headed toward a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta. Two people,... Read more »

Published May 25, 2012

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Dragon capsule arrives at space station in historic first

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule made a historic arrival at the International Space Station on Friday, captured by astronauts wielding a giant robot arm. Read more »

Published May 25, 2012

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Dragon capsule on course for space station arrival

The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule approached the International Space Station for a historic docking Friday after sailing through a practice rendezvous the day before. Read more »

Published May 25, 2012

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Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud

Hurricane Bud weakened to a Category 2 storm as it headed early Friday toward an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta. Read more »

Published May 25, 2012

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